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Located 25km from the heart of the Melbourne CBD, Sandown racecourse offers some of the best in thoroughbred and steeple racing.The Sandown racecourse is unique in that it has two racecourses. Following redevelopments in 2001, two tracks were formed,Hillsideand Lakeside. On a course that is popular amongst racing purists for its free flowing turns and straights, inside barriers don't enjoy as much of an advantage as they would on other tracks because of the long straights. Sandown Lakeside utilises the inner of the two home turns and the full 45 metres of the home straight.The 407 metre straight has a fairly steep rise which benefits horses with stamina left at the end of races.Overall, the Sandown Lakeside track has a circumference of 1,857 metresBarriers:1000m – From a chute off course proper, a 600m straight opens this race before competitors hit the home turn. Barriers have next to no importance.1200m – Beginning on the course proper on the back straight, it’s a 400m stretch before hitting the big sweeping bend and onto the home straight. Here the barriers have more importance than the 100m races.1300m – Similar to 1200m but with 100m extra of straight running before the turn1400m – The start of the race sees action begin at the end of the first turn and competitors run straight for 600m before the turn which see the inside barriers lose most of their advantage.1500m – In a chute that leads into the back straight, a 700m straight run into the final turn basically gives the inside barriers no advantage.1600m – The same as 1500m but with an 800m straight run to the turn. Barriers make no difference.2000m – Action now moves back to the course proper on the home straight. A 300m run to the first turn and the overall distance gives inside barriers little advantage.2400m – This distance sees the action start in a chute at the top of the home straight. A long 700 run to the first turn gives inside barriers only a tiny advantage.Feature Races:NovemberEclipse Stakes G3 Open Open hcp 1800mSandown Classic G2 Open Open wfa 2400mSandown Guineas G2 3YO Open sw 1600mSandown Stakes G3 4YO+ Open qlty 1500m

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